Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Community Pharmacists by Practice Type and Practice Location

Variable	Practice Type					Practice Location
	Independent N= 200		Chain N = 202		p-value	Rural N = 173		Urban N = 217		p-value
KASPER Utilization
Requested Reports	187	94%	152	75%	<0.001*	145	84%	183	84%	0.890
Practice Location
Rural	115	58%	58	29%	<0.001*	-	-	-	-	-
Urban	75	38%	142	70%	<0.001*	-	-	-	-	-
Practice Type
Independent	-	-	-	-	-	115	66%	75	34%	<0.001*
Chain	-	-	-	-	-	58	33%	142	65%	<0.001*
Years in Practice
Median Years (IQR)a	27	16(35)	15	5(29)	<0.001*	24	10(34)	19	8(31)	0.028*
CS Dispensing Behavior
Median CS dispensed per day (IQR)a	40	22(60)	50	30(100)	<0.001*	50	25(75)	45	26(75)	0.391
Perceived Effectiveness of KASPER
Reducing Drug Abuse and Diversion	176	88%	184	91%	0.219	148	86%	201	93%	0.042*
Reducing Doctor Shopping	172	86%	174	86%	0.675	149	86%	186	86%	0.734

^*Denotes statistical significance at the 5% level.

^aIQR: Interquartile range